Human Rights and the South African Legal Order

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As an Advocate of the Supreme Court, John Dugard observes the South African legal order daily in operation. In this book he provides a thorough description and probing analysis of the workings of the system. He places South Africa's legal order in a comparative context, examining the climate of legal opinion, crucial judicial decisions, and their significance in relation to contemporary thought and practice in England, America, and elsewhere. He also considers South Africa's laws in the light of its history, politics, and culture. Originally published in 1978. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These paperback editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.In South Africa the myth persists that, as in England, freedom of person is
cherished and forms part of the fabric of the countrya#39;s constitutional life. ... The
South African common law therefore accepts that an individual is entitled to all
those freedoms which he is not denied by ... limitation upon his freedom is
necessary in the interests of an acceptable societal value such as public health,
military service, anbsp;...

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Human Rights and the South African Legal Order

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John Dugard

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Princeton University Press - 2015-03-08

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